The Elephant in the Digital Room: Technology and the Loss of Democracy (Part 2)
What is the Elephant in the Digital Room? On reading this title, I was curious to find out this elephant in the digital room. It piqued my interest to learn…
TECHNOLOGY AND THE LOSS OF DEMOCRACY (2020)
Technology and the loss of democracy The readings of the next three weeks have some exciting titles! The first title is "The Daily Me." The second title is "What is…
Convergence Culture (Part 4): A blessing or a curse
For our final post on the convergence culture, let's round off with the fourth and fifth of the 5Cs - Consequences and Conclusion. What are the consequences of this new…
Convergence Culture (Part 3): Quick and Profitable Collaboration
In this post, we will advance from our previous discussions to the third of the 5Cs - Collaboration. Collaboration: Different captions, similar meaning Just as the term, 'collaboration' suggests different…
Convergence Culture (Part 2): Free Content Everywhere
Following our previous post on the convergence culture, this post will discuss the second of the 5Cs - Content. Remember, the 5Cs is just an acronym I created for easy…
Convergence Culture: The Power of the Human Mind (Part 1)
BY NGOZI ADIGHIBE In previous posts, our focus has been on the "culture of connectivity" and "the struggle to define online sociality" (Van Dijck, 2013). Under the culture of connectivity,…